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On Monday, November 21st, the Congress for Jewish Culture will hold a
concert in honor of the Yiddish poetess, painter and songstress Beyle
Schaechter-Gottesman. Among those scheduled to perform are Yiddish
theater stars Shifra Lerer and Hy Wolfe; Yiddish divas Adrienne Cooper,
Theresa Tova and Phyllis Berk; the Pripetshik Singers with director
Binyumen Schaechter; singer Josh Waletzky, world-renowned klezmer
violinist Alicia Svigals and tsimbl-player Pete Rushefsky.

Gottesman, a longtime resident of the Bronx, recently received a 2005
National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts
in Washington, DC. This is the highest honor that the federal
government bestows upon folk and traditional artists. Born in Vienna
and raised in Czernowitz, Romania, she came to New York in 1951 and has
been active in all aspects of Yiddish culture throughout her time here.
She has published books and CDs of her poetry and songs, and her song
Harbstlid (Autumn Song) has become an anthem of the recent Yiddish
cultural revival. In 1998, Gottesman was inducted into the New York
City Peoples Hall of Fame.

The Congress for Jewish Culture is a 57-year-old organization dedicated
to promoting Yiddish culture in America and throughout the world.

The concert, a benefit for the Congress for Jewish Culture, entitled
"Yiddish Extravaganza" will take place on Monday, November 21st at 7 PM
in Theater 80 St. Marks in Manhattan. Tickets are $25 and can be
ordered through Theatermania Ticketing Services at (212) 352-3101 or
http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/116457

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